Draft bill approves massive WW II draft expansion
Washington December 20 Congress cleared the way for a 4,000,000 man army by approving a draft bill that registers all males 18 to 64 and makes 20 to 44 eligible for service. Officials expect registration to start in a few weeks as War Department plans 2,215,000 in the near term plus 1,800,000 already in uniform.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Selective Service Headquarters
Stimson
War Department
House
Senate
Congressional
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Cook Wanted Listed with Classified Notes
A brief classified notice invites applicants for cooking work, noting home delivery and first class service expectations. The ad specifies convenient at home dining support and a prompt start, appealing to reliable kitchen staff.
Pangborn Advertising Urges Industry To Meet War Time
Pangborn Corp pivots national campaign after Pearl Harbor, revamping two color ad for The Foundry magazine. New design shows two thumbs up on red, with copy pledging full mobilization for 1942 and collective effort by workers and management to support war effort. Pangborn, founded 1904 in Hagerstown Maryland, has long used industry publications to promote metal and processing equipment.
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Pangborn Corporation
United States
Pearl Harbor
Foundry
Panghorn
Pacific Islands
Pangborn
Cleveland
England
R.A
Navy
Tank Corps
Pangborn’s
Panghorn Corporation
Hagerstown
Maryland
Two Held for Hotel Attack
Kenneth L Boward seriously hurt last night at Castello Hotel on South Potomac Street after a fall or push down stairs. Bruce Luttrell and Levi H DeHaven, Martinsburg men, were arrested after Boward was brought to Washington County Hospital in an unconscious state. Luttrell and DeHaven admit time in Boward's hotel room but say he fell from the third to second floor. Boward's head struck a radiator and doctors warn he may die. Luttrell was taken in by hotel room officers and DeHaven elsewhere. a scuffle left Patrolman Wolford with a broken finger. Witnesses reported an argument in the hotel room before the incident.
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Kenneth L. Boward
South Mulberry Street
Castello Hotel
South Potomac Street
Boward
Washington County Hospital
Bruce Luttrell
Levi H. DeHaven
Martinsburg
Luttrell
DeHaven
Beward
Quttrell
Kuhlman
Hamill
Wolford
Harris
Franklin Street
Desmond
Carroll
Goodwill Ambulance
Police Lodge votes to buy bonds and aid ambulance
Pangborn Lodge No. , Fraternal Order of Police voted last night to purchase three 100 defanse savings bonds and contributed 28 dollars to the Goodwill Ambulance Company Inc.
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Pangborn Lodge
Order of Police
Goodwill Ambulance, Company, Inc
Fairchild Aircraft Raises Pay Amid War Production Push
The letter to Fairchild Aircraft employees outlines a 5c per hour pay raise starting December 22, 1941, plus continued higher compensation for extra work. It emphasizes loyalty, faster production, and readiness to accept any government assignment to aid defense and meet accelerated schedules.
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Boutelle
Fairchild Aircraft
John
Brandt Cabinet Works Awards Bonus Checks at Dinner
The 168 Brandt Cabinet Works employees gathered at Hotel Alexander for a fifth annual dinner where cash bonuses totaling about 8000? and Christmas bonds worth 3000 were announced. Rev W P Ard spoke on democracy and peace as President Hoopes touted a strong 1942 outlook amid defense material shortages.
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Brandt Cabinet Works
Hotel Alexander
W. P. Ard
Hagerstown
Max C. Fiery
Ard
America
Europe
Hoopes
G. Ripstra
No 1 US Hero Died In Crash
The report reveals Captain Kelly perished when his burning aircraft crashed after directing crew to bail out during an attack by two enemy fighters. Six crew members survived. Kelly was last to leave. First Lieut Samuel H Marett received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for a December 10 action near Vigan, Manila 200 miles north of the city, where he led a squadron despite inferior armament in a decisive attack on an enemy transport.
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Kelly
Samuel H. Marett
New Braunfels
Texas
Marett
Vigan
Manila
Tributes Lauded Late Members At Memorial Remarks
Attorney Omer T. Kaylor read tributes to Judge Wagaman and Attorney Scott M. Wolfinger, signed by committee members Levin Stonebraker D Angle Wolfinger and Howard P. Hartman. Judges Mishin Huster Sloan praised Wagaman Wachter and Wolfinger for legal skill, character and service, noting Wagaman’s justice, patience and devotion to family church and community.
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Omer T. Kaylor
Kaylor
Levin Stonebraker
D. Angle Wolfinger
Wagaman
Scott M. Wolfinger
Mr. Wolfinger
Howard P. Hartman
Joseph D. Mish
Worthington Wachter
Scott Wolfinger
William A.huster
Bar
D. Lindley Sloan
Fir
Wachter
Jong Standing
Trbute
Housing Problem Is Being Studied In Hagerstown
A Hagerstown Real Estate Board official said the board and the local Chamber of Commerce must guarantee by January 5, 1942, a definite defense housing program for next year. A meeting with Washington representatives discussed local housing potential and urged reporting of homes for rent and willingness to remodel or build. If assurances are not given, the government may erect housing units locally, with concerns about outside interests. The board maintains sufficient housing has existed despite the increase in defense workers.
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Hagerstown Real Estate Board
Jocal Chamber of Commierce
Real Estate Board
Washington
Santa Claus Toys Displayed At Arcade Building
Visitors may view a Santa Claus Inc backed toy rehabilitation workshop on the Arcade Building’s second floor rear from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The WPA labor repairs and repainting are underway as classification by age and sex begins. Distribution is planned for Monday and Tuesday to several thousand children aided by South Potomac Junior High School industrial arts students.
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Santa Claus, Inc
WPA
South Potomac Junior 1
Hongkong Holds Out As Battles Raged In Islands
Dispatches describe Hongkong governor denying rumor of evacuation and reporting operations continuing on the island. In the Philippines, Davao saw heavy fighting as Japanese forces landed troops, while Tokyo claimed rapid gains. Malaya noted a further withdrawal by British forces toward Singapore, and Japanese bombers struck Manila and Cavite with limited hits.
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Tiakoo
Hongkong
London
U. S. Army
Davao
Mindanao
Manila
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Singapore
Krian River
Cavite
Manila Bay
Nichols Field
Capital
Bay
Mayor Hopes For Tax Cut In City Budget
The mayor urged a five cent tax cut citing growing population and looming loss of WPA funds for sewer water and street projects. He stated the city’s finances are sound with timely obligations and strong tax receipts, and he urged council support for tax relief while noting high water bond costs.
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Sennel
Manufacturers Complete Setup For Stamp Sale
The manufacturers committee named chairmen for groups including furniture Donovan Beachley and leather and rubber Roger Hershey. Williamsport reps pledged cooperation and several Hagerstown figures joined the larger industries. E T Hooen of the Treasury outlined nationwide publicity plans to support Hagerstown’s defense material efforts.
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Tary
Donovan Beachley
Umber
Louis Sager
E. T. Roof
Roger Hershey
Park Beaver
Herbert McElwee
George Humphrey
Hugh Crafton
John Mieriy
Willis Altenderfer
Coran J and Leer
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Russell Zentmyer
Robert Foltz
Foltz Manufacturing & Supply Co
Paul Leichel
North American Cement
John Pangborn
Pangborn Corp. L
Wv. Manners
W. F. Prior Co
Mr. Jackson
Bester-Long Co
E. T. Hooen
Treasury Department
Hegerstown
Soviet Forces Report Major Nazi Losses Near Moscow
Soviet and Soviet backed forces halted a German push from the Perekop isthmus toward Kerch and threw back encircling units. Ruza Tarissa and Kaluga area towns were reported recaptured as German columns and motorized units suffered heavy losses. The 134th division, about 15,000 men, was wiped out in encirclement, with its commander listed among the dead.
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Sevastopol
Crimean
Perekop
Kerch
al- Mosk
Ruza
Moscow
Tarissa
Kaluga
Ivaluga
Klin
Kalinin
Vysokoe
Adolf Hitler
Three Men Held For Larceny In City Jewelry Theft
Police report three men confessed their roles in a $200 jewelry theft from Al Hinbinder’s Yawn Shop on Jonathan Street the night of October 31. Nat Terrell, Walter Washington, and Robert Kines were arrested after being returned from Philadelphia by Sheriff Baker and Detective Wolfe. Terrell and Kines admitted breaking the shop window. Washington admitted the loot and involvement in moving the jewels to Baltimore for sale.
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al Hinbinder
Jonathan Street
Nat Terrell
Walter Washington
Philadelphia
Joseph C. Baker
Norman W. Wolfe
Robert Kines
Terrell
Kines
Washington
Baltimore
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White House
Ward
Montgomery Ward & CO
John D. Myers & Co
North Potomac St
Cauffman
Washington Street
Washington St
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Teleshone
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
AT. Bel Ratatir
Washington County
The
RED Cross
U. S
Santa Claus
Municipal Electric
Nunn
Howard's
Baltimore St
Meilink Safes
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Concord Factory
Potomac St
Record Shop
East
Defense Savings
Herald-Mail
Defense
Guy
Verue
the Morning Herald
the Daily Mail
Reddy
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Dorsey
Boldalos Ava
Xcont St
the Bon Ton
Xen
H. E. Bester Block CO
Academy Hill
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